c1900. Letterpress text, 17.5 x 11cm. Missing portions to edges and lower right partially affecting text, stains, foxing, creases. The poem, consisting of six stanzas, is by a C.H. Cracknell, with the comment “In aid of a distressed family.” The first and last stanzas read “Australia’s sons, rise to the..... More
1904. Letterpress invitation and programme card, annotated in pencil and ink, 12.7 x 16.3cm. Split to original fold, soiling. Text includes “to be held in the Federal Government House Grounds on Saturday, 17th December, 1904.” Invitation is addressed to the editor of the Evening News. Pencil annotations include names of..... More
1904. Letterpress programme leaflet, 21 x 13.3cm. Old folds, foxing, creases, small missing portions, discolouration. Text includes “at Drill Shed, Saturday, 2nd July, 1904, at 8pm.” An advertisement for pianos at “W.H. Paling & Co., Ltd, 338 George St, Sydney” appears verso. Popular during the Victorian era, smoking concerts were..... More
1914. Letterpress menu card, handwritten label affixed to inside cover and autographs of the 3rd Battalion in ink and pencil throughout, 16.5 x 11.3cm (folded). Slight foxing, stains, repaired old fold. Label includes “This menu was the property of Lieut. J.E. Barlow (See “E” Coy). It was given to me..... More
1916. Colour line block and letterpress on tissue, 31.7 x 31.7cm. Creases and slight foxing overall. Title continues “Memorial service at Westminster Abbey, attended by the King and the Queen. April 25th 1916.” Shows vignettes of King George and Queen Mary with Lt. Gen. Birdwood in centre. Text includes an..... More
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c1917. Letterpress leaflet, text includes title and author’s initials “E.M.C.” and “Durban”, 18.4 x 24.9cm. Old folds with a small missing portion, discolouration and crinkles. The song makes reference to Sydney’s 1914 battle with the German cruiser SMS Emden and its commanding officer Karl von Muller. This was one of..... More
c1918. Letterpress and colour process screen soft-cover book, illustrations signed in block and captioned, annotated in ink and pencil with date “1921” in various hands on title page, 29.3 x 22.5cm. Slight discolouration, crinkles, minor wear to edges. Title page includes “Melbourne Publishing Company, Cromwell Buildings, Melbourne.” Ref: Design and..... More
c1914-1918. Twenty-four (24) letterpress gazettes, 31 x 21.5cm (approx. each). Water damage, stains, tears and creases overall. This collection includes: (1) Amtsblatt Fur Das Schutzgebiet Deutsch-Neuguinea (Government Gazette For The Protectorate of German New Guinea), nos. 1 to 17 [Jan.-Sept.], 1914; (2) The Rabaul Record, vol. III, nos. 1 to..... More
1918. Stitch-bound softcover booklet with cover consisting of a lineblock image with colour linocut borders, 24 pages, 23 x 17.8cm. Slight foxing, minor missing portions and tears to edges. Publication details include “vol. 1, no. 7, 27 Oct. 1918.” This periodical by prison camp internees includes a rare colour linocut..... More
1918. Stitch-bound softcover booklet with colour linocut cover, 14 pages, 22.1 x 17.4cm. Slight foxing, minor tears. Publication details include “vol. 1, no. 6, 29 Sept. 1918.” Captioned “Kriegskameraden. Junge Kookaburras (War comrades. Young kookaburras),” the cover image is by K. Wiese of the Holsworthy Internment Camp which was located..... More
1918. Five stitch-bound softcover booklets with lineblock covers, 12 pages each, 22.8 x 17.7cm (approx. each). Slight foxing and discolouration, some issues with covers split from binding, minor tears or missing portions to some. Publication details include “vol. 2, nos. 43-45, 50–51.” The issues run from 3 Feb. to 31..... More
c1917-1919. Collection of six items comprising a letter in pencil, a field postcard, a certificate of discharge, two vintage silver gelatin photographs, and a complete copy of The Daily Telegraph (Sydney), most items signed and dated in ink or pencil by H.V. Martin, sizes from 8.5 x 13.7cm to 65.5..... More
1914-1919. Consisting of 239 items: 229 photographic or printed postcards; seven vintage silver gelatin photographs; one printout paper photograph; and two letterpress menus, many postcards inscribed, annotated or dated “1914” through to “28.6.1919” in ink recto and verso by Tulloh, sizes range from 8 x 11.5cm to 15.1 x 20.5cm..... More
c1919. Colour lithograph printed on cotton, 47 x 61.5cm. Minor stains to lower edge. Caption continues “The landing of our gallant sons of Empire on the Gallipoli Peninsula. ‘The Scrap Heap’: a view of the Emden after the fight with the Sydney off the Cocos Keeling Islands.”. More
1919. Pair of flags with stencil on cotton fabric with wooden handles, 29 x 40cm, 29.5 x 35cm. Slight soiling, old wear and stains. Text reads “Victory. 1919. Peace” on one flag with blue stencilled background on white cloth, and “Welcome Home” on the other flag with gold stencilled lettering on purple..... More
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c1916-1920. Two school boy’s sketchbooks containing drawings in pencil and ink, with loose sheets, one book signed and dated “1st June 1916” in ink inside front cover, many drawings captioned, some dated or signed, 25 x 34cm (approx. each book). Cover and some pages loose in one book, wear to..... More
1920. Colour lithograph with letterpress, 34.1 x 34.5cm. Old folds, creases, minor tears. Text includes “Honour to those who upheld Australia’s honour. The Allied Commander pays the highest tribute to the Australian Forces. On November 7th, 1920, the remains of an Australian and a French soldier were buried in the..... More
1934. Handwritten letter in ink, one sheet, with embossed letterhead, dated “25.7.34” and signed by Thursby, additional typed text to upper edge of paper, 18.3 x 14cm. Letterhead reads “The Sytche, Dorrington, Shrewsbury.” Typed text reads “Admiral Cecil F. Thursby (1861–1936). Naval.” The letter refers to the landing of ANZAC troops..... More
1935-1942. Twenty (20) watercolours with ink on envelopes, all but one addressed to “Tom Whitford” and postmarked, all captioned and one image signed “W. Whitford” in ink lower centre, 9 x 14.5cm (approx. each). Slight foxing and minor tears. Each envelope is addressed to “Mr or Master Tom Whitford, Railside..... More
1941-1942. Fifty-six (56) items comprising 18 ink diagrams on waxed paper, 28 dyeline diagrams, eight photostat prints, and two blueprints, most dyelines stamped with “John Fowler & Co. (Leeds) Ltd, Engineers, Leeds” and dates including “11 Oct. 1941”, ink diagrams dated and initialled and include “9.10.41. M.E.G., W.R.” in ink..... More
c1942. Pair of leaflets, linocut with letterpress type, 20.8 x 16.6cm (approx. each). Repainted portions, repaired tears, creases and old folds. Linen-backed. The leaflets, possibly produced in the Middle East, illustrate the Australian 9th Division’s Formation Sign of a platypus above a boomerang. The leaflets were German propaganda designed especially for..... More
1970. Embroidered cotton with hooped fringe, date lower centre, 82.5 x 97.5cm. Slight stains, creases and pulls to thread. Translated Vietnamese text reads “To Fight – To Win, Into a Land of Steel.” The embroidered scene shows a Viet Cong flag with a man in military uniform and a woman..... More
1976. Letterpress notice with lineblock crest, 49.8 x 38cm. Tears and minor missing portions to edges, slight soiling to lower left corner, creases and old folds. Text includes “$1,500 reward. Between 4.30pm, on Friday, 19th March, 1976, and 7.30am, on Monday, 22nd March, 1976, a person or persons maliciously injured..... More
1914-1919/1983. Consisting of two softcover booklets and 26 vintage silver gelatin photographs, postcard format, some postcards signed “Otto Mönkedieck, Steuerman, SMS Emdem”, captioned or dated in image, some annotated in ink or pencil below image or verso, 8 x 11.7cm to 25.5 x 18.1cm. Minor creases or discolouration to some..... More
c1942–1945. Group of seven air-dropped leaflets, five targeted at American and Australian troops, two directed at Japanese troops, sizes range from 12.7 x 9cm to 30 x 23cm. Old tears, creases, slight soiling and minor missing portions. Japanese propaganda leaflets include one entitled “Siren”, which shows an Australian soldier being..... More